Shame to see him go like this, how do you expect original content every day even 4 times so you get 5 bucks per piece. What madness is this if you remove the "offshore" articles you would be left with 500 people I'm sure 80% of the material here is from somewhere, or is steemit a place where information just streams through you.
Anyways I know this wasn't the first time and he did say no repeat, but still downvote, don't ban people, whats the point in seeing dead accounts with all their power intact, this is like bitcoin in the old days, stuck in a pc because it was worth next to nothing, practically you are killing accounts like this.
There isn't anything wrong with sharing an article you like, just make sure you list the source you got it from. Don't try to pass it off as your own writing, just let people know you didn't write it, maybe add a few of your own thoughts as well.
I know I've been saying that too, I was a following and I wondered why I didn't see anything new, then I checked and saw a "crime scene" all wrapped up and all. I still think people need time not bans, motivation to be better would go miles for some people, I was hoping he wouldn't do it again since I saw something a while back. Still with all the information, yeah you are right, but I wish it wasn't so black and white, can we have steem psychologists :D to coach serial plagiarizers, or some parole officers :D, maybe assign a good citizen to them :D steemizens :D